Articles by Nick Wenzel

Vietnam Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, which is leased from Air Lease Corporation (ALC). The Vietnamese flag-carrier becomes the seventh operator of the new aircraft. Delivery: Vietnam Airlines … [read more]

Low-cost carrier Thai AirAsia X has received its first Airbus A330-900neo aircraft, which is leased from lessor Avolon. Thai AirAsia X currently has an all-Airbus A330 fleet of ten Airbus A330-300s. A second Airbus … [read more]

American Airlines has announced five new international routes from its hubs in Chicago, Philadelphia and Dallas-Fort Worth. Starting on June 4, 2020, the carrier will commence seasonal flights between Philadelphia and Casablanca … [read more]

Belgian start-up airline Air Antwerp has received its air operator certificate (AOC) from the Belgian Civil Aviation Authority and announced its first route. Similar to its predecessor VLM Airlines, which filed for … [read more]

Germany’s largest airline Lufthansa and its low-cost subsidiary Eurowings have announced new long-haul routes for the summer season in 2020. Both carriers will commence new services from Munich and Frankfurt, with a … [read more]

Utah-based regional carrier Skywest Airlines has announced that it signed a contract with Embraer for a firm order of seven Embraer E175 jets. The airline will operate the aircraft in a 70-seat … [read more]

Ural Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo aircraft, which is leased from CDB Aviation. The carrier’s first A320neo jet, registered as VP-BRX, performed its first flight on July 25 … [read more]

Swiss has announced that it will add two new destinations to its long-haul route network. Starting in March 2020, Switzerland’s flag-carrier will commence flights from Zurich to Washington DC and Osaka. The … [read more]